Samurai Youth Program Assistants

Hillary Hess - Shodan

Hilary started Aikido with the UVM Aikido Club in 2003 and has been training at ACV since then, except for one year where she trained in Santiago, Chile and Buenos Aires, Argentina where she spent a few months as uchi deshi with Juan and Gustavo Tolone Sensei and Ricardo Cordoba Sensei. She currently holds the rank of 1st kyu.

When she is not training and teaching at the dojo, she can be found at Champlain College pursing a MFA in Emerging Media. 

"I really enjoy teaching the pre-school class, because I learn as much from children as they learn from me."

--Hillary Hess

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Nicolas Hutt - Shodan

Nic began training in Aikido under Benjamin Pincus Sensei during the year 2000 in the children.s classes. He gradually transitioned from the children's classes into the adult classes and has been soto-deshi since 2008. Nic is currently sixteen and a sophomore at BHS/homeschooled. In addition to Aikido, Nic enjoys chemistry, economics, drumming, and hardcore music.

"The Aikido dojo is a school beyond any other I have ever experienced because of the incredible amount and variety of growth it gifts a student with. This growth is not only limited to physical strength and technical expertise, but also stimulates the growth of the strength of the spirit and the expertise of the mind. "

--Nicolas Hutt